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PAGE 2.
The 28th Vintage
Racing Festival
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Rick was still struggling with the March 811, as it just would not pull RPMs above about 7200. A miserable weekend for Rick, particularly since the engine had run like a train in the race just before this (Vegas). We found out later that most of our running problems were due to poor quality/dirty race fuel! Still, the car looked mahvelous.... |
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The Lola T70 was driven beautifully by both Hamish and Pete in the Enduro, which they won handily, with Phil Meany coming in a good strong second in his Gropa Chevron, having driven solo. Well done, gentlemen! |
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Divina Galica drove the wheels off
Hamish's BT37,
faster than most of the more contemporary cars down the straight and
simply muscling them in the corners to stay ahead (that is, when it wasn't
in the gravel trap...). |
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Sunday's F1 race was not entirely the battle we had hoped for...
Pete in the
FW08 romped home
to victory, having worn out Hamish in the FW07, |
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Video from turn 5 of the Sunday
afternoon Historic F1 race at Mosport |
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Rick
Carlino had to pull
off, as the
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Our friend Rick
Knoop
(who was with us this weekend with his Tyrrell) was spectacular in the
last turn coming into the front straight. Shades of Ronnie Peterson
(which, when told of this, pleased him immensely). Poor
Knoop lost his
engine on Saturday due to a freak oil-fitting fracture, so his weekend was
done. He and his crew were then off to Indy to try and get the
engine fixed in time for the Glen. |
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It seemed like every race was a qualifying session for the next race. Miss one and you started from the back of the grid... so alas, Sunday was a complete let-down for our sports racers.. The T70 started from the back as Hamish had missed Sunday's first session. Phil turned up for the morning bash in his Gropa and was gridded second to a Lola 290-something. Unfortunately, Phil's car wouldn't start up, so he didn't take the green. He started eventually, missing two laps however. Hamish worked his way up to 2nd, but could not close on the 290-something as he had done the day before, holding the Lola off. In the end, he had simply used the car's tires up! |
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Rick's Chevron B36 had developed gearbox issues and, rather than ruin still more gears and dog rings, he chose to park the car until the gearbox was fixed.
Still, like the March 811, the car
looked mahvelous.... (click photos to enlarge) |
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The weekend surely had its highs and lows, |
Lee & Dean Jones enjoy the moment,
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G'Night Chuck....
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Photos
by Mike Farka,
Joe Tabasco,
chillywillyracefan, |
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Page 1 of Mosport Report
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